Grave-vault.



S. FRY.

GRAVE VAULT.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 1a, 1908.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

" gnvenl or Sines Fry I flttoznu STILES FRY, OF WESTERVILLE, OHIO.

GRAVE-VAULT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

Application filed March 18, 1508. Serial No. 421,909.

To all whom "it may concern:

U iown that I, Srrnns FRY, a citizen United States, residing at\Vesterville, the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, 'c invented newand useful Improve IS in Grave-Vaults, of which the follou is aspecification.

at n relates to the construction of l or other subterraneous chanu won..nch 1t is desired to exclude water a to prevent the inroads ofburrowing animals, and has for its object to simplity and cheapen thisclass of structures and to provide for the ready assemblage and tying ofthe parts.-

Another objectof the invention is to construct a vault in sections soarranged'and constructed that each of the parts will serve as a bond tothe remaining parts with which it engages, and whereby earth placedaround the vault will serve to more tightly secure the sections of thevault. v

With these objects in view the invention resides in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vaultconstructed in accordance with the invention, the top or cover beingslightly elevated from the body to more clearly illustrate the detailsof construction. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one of the side slabs. Fig. 3is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the-side slabs. is aperspective view of oneof the end slabs.

This improved vault is adapted to be constructed in sections, andcomprises a top 1, bottom 2, sides 3 and ends 4-. The top and bottom 1and 2 are provided with spaced depressions 5, extending or positionedadjacent their edges. The sides 3 are provided with spaced tongues 6,adapted to engage the depressions 5 on the longitudinal edges of the topand bottom 1 and 2. The ends 4, have their top and bottom edges providedwith projections 7, adapted to engage the depressio; 5 in the top andbottom slabs adjacent their ends. The vertical sides of the ends 4: arealso provided with rojections or tongues adapted to engage epressions 9formed adjacent the vertical edges of the sides 3.

The slabs -;,:nprising the vault are preferably constructed of concrete,but it is to be Fig.

understood that they may be constructed of stone,'metal or any desiredmaterial.

Tn assembling the slabs, the base 2 is first positioned within theopening provided for the reception of the vault, cement or mortar in aliquid state is deposited within the depressions 5, it being understoodthat the depressions provided within the slabs do not extend to theouter surface of the slabs. The side walls 3 are positioned upon thebottom wall, the projections (S being engaged within the recesses 5. Theends 4 are now positioned upon the bottom slab so that the depressions 5are engaged by the projections 7, the side slabs 3 are tilted to allowthe ends at to be positioned in a vertical line, and ce-- ment havingbeen deposited in the depres sions 9 of the side slabs 3, the slabs are.

forced toward the end slabs 4 until the projections 8 engage thedepressions 9. Dirt is now placed around the sides and ends of the vaultto force the sides and ends into locked engagement with each other andthe sides and ends firmly against the base 2. The depressions 5 of thetop are provided with ce-.

ment and the top 1s positioned upon. the' sides and ends sothat thedepressions 5ongage tue pr-pjections 6 and 7. When the cement is set thedevice becomes effectively sealed.

' It will be noted by reference to the drawings that the ends 4 arepositioned sli htly away from the edges of the sides an top and bottom,and that the longitudinal edges of the top and bottom are spaced a the vslight distance away from the sides 3. If desired these projectingportions may be provided with a coating of cement, which willhermetically seal the vault.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing it will be noted that the end members 4 of the device have theirtops and bottoms provided with a single centrally arranged projection 7and their sides providedwith a pair of projections 8. It will be furthernoted that the said walls 3 have their ends provided with a pair ofopenings adapted for the reception of the projections 8, while their topand bottom edges are provided with the outer projections 6 alining witha central projection 7 of the ends. By this arrangement it will be seenthat theprojecperfect alinement with each other, so that when the top 1and bottom 2 are positioned upon the sides and ends their depressions orrecesses 5 will engage the central projections 6 of the sides 3, thussecurely engaging both'the sides and ends and. forcing the said sidesand ends into close contact witheach other. v

By constructing the different members comprising the vaults with tonguesupon their edges and with grooves adapted to receive the tongues, itwill be noted that a single member 3 may be positioned upon the bottomslab 2 without necessitating the cn'iployi'nent of braces or otherdevices for retaining the said side in its set-up position, thus-greatlyfacilitating the work of placing the sections in proper. position uponeach other. This is also true of the end members l, and from the abovedescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it willbe noted that the device is of an extremely simple formation andrequires only a minimum amount of physical exer-,

tion in properly placing the members together.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed. as new is:

A grave vault comprising separable sides and ends and top and bottom,the top and the bottom being each provided with spaced depressionshaving beveled alls adjacent their inner edges, the sides having theirtop and bottom edges provided with spaced projections having their Wallsbeveled and their ends adjacenttheir inner faces provided with beveleddepressions, the end members having their top and bottom edges eachprovided with a central projection and their side edges each providedwith a plurality of beveled projections, the side projections beingadapted to engage the recesses provided Within the side members of thevault, the central projection adapted to en-' gage within the centraldepressions of the top and bottom to aline with the end pro jf' iionsupon the sides, the bottom proje tion of the sides engaging thedepressions upon the bottom slab, and the depressions of the top slabadapted to engage the projections of the sides and ends. I

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

' STILES FRY. Witnesses:

BELLE S'rRoH'M, W, W. FULLER.

